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I will agree with you on that one.... you didnt have any Nvidia bashing it that post. so we can get this thread back on track with the WATER BLOCK for the GTX295Quote:
Originally Posted by SNiiPE_DoGG
I wonder if the Evga Back plate/cover will fit with the waterblock on, it should
Why are people, and admins no less, taking this far off topic?
I thought this thread was about waterblocks for the 295?
Anyways, looking forward to Eddy's block.
EK is, imho, by far the most attractive waterblocks.
more attractive than Koolance? RLY?Quote:
Originally Posted by Durkadurka
have to admit I like the Koolance Nickle and acrylic middle thats just sexy..
I'd say without seeing the DD offering yet, without question the Koolance is indeed as you say the sexiest yet...Quote:
Originally Posted by Demthios
http://www.koolance.com/water-coolin...-nx295t_p0.jpg
IMO why not, the WB is between the PCB's not outside them, right?Quote:
Originally Posted by funk32
ya wasnt thinkin about that LOL... it was a slow morning when i posted hahaQuote:
Originally Posted by R0bert
Depends on how you define attractive then I guess. For looks alone I agree, but I have seen no evidence that it also performs as good as it looks.Quote:
Originally Posted by DarthBeavis
I am not that concerned with form over function and would be happy enough with great performance, I currently have two EK blocks and they are stellar performers. I have never used Koolance so I can not really comment but they seem to be popular.:D
Eddy, was just curious if you are going to make a plexi version of this block?, with 5mm holes for leds. Just like the GX2 :up:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...1&d=1232553723
Me wants nickel-plating! :D
Me likes bunch of shiny metal very much indeed! :D
if its like the old gx2 blocks, you can use your gpu fan header to plug in LED's in that acrylic to light it up too.Quote:
Originally Posted by LockBreaker
Naekuh, Thanks for the tip, lets just hope Eddy makes a plexi version :shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by NaeKuh
What admins?Quote:
Originally Posted by Durkadurka
Hi!
There will be 4 options of the block.
Plexi
Acetal
Plexi + Nickel
Acetal + Nickel
Also, for plexi versions, there will be two 5mm holes for leds.
Eddy Thanks, I'll take plexi + nickel, how nice will this look with blue leds shinning off the nickel and plexi, I think i just !@#$% all over myself :eek:
That is what I wanted to hear, the nickel finish is very nice.:up:Quote:
Originally Posted by Eddy_EK
That will make it a hard choice now that Eddy is gonna do a plexi nickle set.
This one should be considered too!
http://shop.aquacomputer.de/product_...oducts_id=2211
Wow, Eddy, You will have a nickel, plexi and a nickel, acetel! Well, since your blocks were awesome on my 9800gx2's I have to wait to see your nickel blocks, but its between you and koolance now!!:D
Is it possible to fit the videocard's housing outside the block this time too? :)
whatever ends up being the cheapest way to get my 295 under water is what I will get...
you have no evidence on how ANY of the block perform. :shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by Durkadurka
Kudos to Eddy for adding some luxurious bling! Nickle + acrylic center = sexy
You'd want to pick something else than 8xAA... I'll explain why.Quote:
Originally Posted by jasonelmore
nVIDIA's GT200 and GT200b as well as the previous G80/G92 cards come equipped with what seems (at first glance) like being an Impressive set of TMUs. The kick is that when performing Anisotropic Filtering or Floating Points Texturing (such as HDR) your TMUs are halved (so 80 TMUs in the GTX 280 turns to 40).
The same can be said with the RBE (Render Back End or ROPs). The GT200 and GT200b come with far more ROPs than ATi's RV770 BUT when doing 8xAA (REAL 8xAA not the fake CSAA which only uses 4 samples and which Crysis and many games default on nVIDIA hardware therefore creating an apples and oranges scenario when comparing to ATi which does REAL 8xAA you can verify this by opening up the Crysis config file and right there you'll see that the nVIDIA 8xAA setting takes 4 samples and is called CSAA whereas ATi settings detect at 8 samples for full RGMS AA) the GT200 and GT200b lose HORRIBLY. Try it yourself. Set your nVIDIA AA in the control panel to 8x and set it to override application settings... watch the slide show.. ATi users now you try it and watch the nice fluid pixels.
I used to be a big time nVIDIA supporter until I uncovered that most of their performance comes from driver tricks rather than real hardware goodness. Too bad for ATi though, their drivers just aren't up to par.
Now add what sniipe was talking about (due to the frame buffer size being 1GB vs. 896MB) high res gaming is just better on 4870 X2 and is about to get even sweeter with the Catalyst 9.1 drivers.
ATI fanboy detected!Quote:
...800 DDR3 RAM | Visiontek Radeon HD 4870X2 2GB Graphics Card | nVID...
jkjk
I am still in the process of whether or not go to with ATi. I use to have a 4870 512mb and the drives are nightmares. Also looking at games right now, Crysis is the only game that matters on my 1920x1200 resolution. If ATi drivers can get as good as Nv's I am all over the RV770s.